Sasak phrasebook Voyage Tips and guide

Sasak (known natively as Sasaq or Saqsaq) is a language spoken predominantly by the Sasak people, native to the Indonesian island of Lombok. This language belongs to the Bali—Sasak—Sumbawa language family.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

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Basics

Hello.: Halo
Hello.: Halo (informal)
How are you?: Berembe kabar (berembay kabar)
Fine, thank you.: Baik / Solah (so la)
What is your name?: Sae aranm side (Si aram si-de)
My name is ______ .: Aranka ku (aran-ka ku)
Nice to meet you.: Demen bedait (demen be da eet )
Please.: . ( )
Thank you.: Tampiasih (Tampi Asih)
You're welcome.: Pade-pade (pa da - pa da )
Yes.: aok (ow) / Inggeh (ing gayh)
No.: en'dek
Nothing: Ndarak (en'dek ara)
Excuse me. (getting attention): . ( )
Excuse me. (begging pardon): Tabe (ta bay)
I'm sorry.: maaf (ma af)
Goodbye: . ( )
Goodbye (informal): . ( )
How do I say: Apa eak uninikh (api i-ak u-nin-kah)
I can't speak Sasak [well].: [ ]. ( [ ])
Do you speak English?: ? ( ?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?: ? ( ?)
Help!: ! ( !)
Look out!: ! ( !)
Dangerous!: Anuk ngengakok (anung ngu-nga-kok)
Good morning.: . ( )
Good evening.: . ( )
Good night.: . ( )
Good night (to sleep): . ( )
I don't understand.: . ( )
Where is the toilet?: ? ( ?)
What?: Ape (Apu)
What is today's date (day)?: Jelo ape nani? (ju-lo ape na-ni)
What are you doing?: Ape gaurm nani (Apu Ga'wem nani)
What is your name?: Ai are'm
What would you like?: M'pa lagi
Where are you going?: M'be yak'm lai
Where is --- ?: Embe eak lainm (Em-be Ah ak lai in m)
Where is the toilet?: Embe taok wc (Em-be ta-ohk way-say)
Where is the beach?: Embe taok pantai (Embe ta-ok pan-te)
Where do you work?: Ape pegawean side (Apu pugawayan si-du)
Who are you there with?: Sai kancen te nani (Sai kan-chun tu nani)
How are you?: Berembeh Kabar? (be-dem-be ka-bar)
How do I say?: apc eak uninikh (apu e-ak uninkah)
How are you feeling?: Berembe kaadaanm? (be-rem-be ka'a-da'anm)
How old are you?: Pire umut side (pir-e umur si-de)
How much is this?: Pire ajian (pir-e ajin)
Do you have a cigarette?: Arak ngo dotim (Arak Ngu-Dut-em)
Do you want a cigarette?: Eakim ngodot (E'a-Am Nu-Dut)
Do you want to eat?: Meletim magan (Mele-Tum Mangan)
Do you want to drink?: Meletim Ngenam (Mele-Tum Ngenam)
Do you want to go swimming?: Eakim kapung side (apu pug-awayan si-du)
Why do you not want to drink?: Kembeim endek melet nginam (Kembe-im ndek melet ngenam)
Why will you not shower?: Kembekim endek daus? (dumbik'em ndek daus)
Are you sure?: Pacunim (Pachu Num)
I'm hungry.: Ke lapahikh (Ke-Lapah-Kah)
I'm sick: jekeng sakit (ja-kung saket)
I'm sorry: Maaf bae (Ma'af ba'e)
I want the shortest road: Melekh jalan sak empah (Me-len-kah Ja-lan Sa Em-pah)
I don't want to buy: Endek keak beli (Ndek ke-ak be-li)
Because I'm shy: Endekikh Semel(ndek-kah samal)
My name is: Aranka ku
Nice to meet you: Demen bedait dait side (du-mon bu-da-it da-it si-de)
No good: Endek solah (ndek sol-ah)
Very Expensive: wah kemahalin (wa ke mahal)
Of Course: Jelas sih! (ju-las si)
Better than nothing: Dait eak edak (Di-et eak edak)

Problems

Numbers

0 nol 1 sket 2 dua 3 telu 4 empat 5 limu 6 enem (nam) 7 pituk 8 baluk 9 siwak 10 sepulu 11 Solas 12 Duolas 13 Teluolas 14 empatolas 15 Limaolas 16 enamolas 17 pitukolas 18 baluolas 19 siwaolas 20 Duepulu

21 selikur 22 duelikur 23 telulikur 24 empatlikur 25 limalikur 26 enamlikur 27 pituklikur 28 baluklikur 29 siwaklikur

30 telungdase 32 telungdase due

40 petangdase

50 Sekat

60 enampulu

70 pitukpulu

80 balukpulu

90 siwakbulu

100 satus

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Money - Kepeng

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Other

3 eggs - telu telur

banana - puntiq

no problem - ndek kembe kembe

I - aku, tiang, saya

You - side

Father - amaq

Mother - inaq

Going out - lalo

to - jok

eat - mangan

breakfast - nge-lor

water - aiq

drink - ngi-nem

Go out(from house) - su-gul

House - BaLe

Kiss - Kitcupkow

Arms - Imung

Hair - Bulu

Head - Ulu

Ear - Kunto

Eyes - Matu

Nose - Erwng

Lips - Biwi

Cheek - Saket

Back - Bucock

Legs - Nailampa

Pants - Selanu

Shirt - Galambi

Candle/Lamp - Dila

Glass - jaju kakan

Sarung - Landongkai

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